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CompletedNCT03134014Updated May 2, 2019

High Protein Breakfast on Weight Management and Glycemic Control in 'Breakfast-skipping' Teens

An interventional study of Breakfast in Breakfast and Appetitive Behavior, sponsored by Purdue University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 15 Years to 21 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-05-02.

Sponsored by Purdue University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 4 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Dec 2016, registered Apr 2017).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
26
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
15 Years to 21 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

75 overweight, habitual 'breakfast-skipping' adolescents will complete the following long-term, randomized controlled trial. Participants will be randomly assigned to the following breakfast treatments: 350 kcal high protein breakfasts containing 30 g protein (primarily from lean beef), 35 g carbohydrates, and 10 g fat; 350 kcal normal protein breakfasts containing 10 g protein, 55 g carbohydrates, and 10 g fat; or will continue to skip breakfast. The following outcomes will be assessed during baseline and 4-month (post-intervention): body weight \& body composition; waist circumference; daily food intake; 24-h free-living glycemic control; and pre and post-prandial satiety. In addition, body weight and free-living breakfast intake (quantity, quality, and type) will also be assessed at 2-month follow-up

Read the detailed description

The NP and HP groups will be provided with their respective breakfast meals to consume, at home, between 6:00-8:00 am each day over the 4-mo intervention. The energy content of the NP and HP breakfast meals will be standardized to 350 kcal. The energy content of the breakfast meals is \~18% of daily energy intake estimated from the energy expenditure equations specific for adolescents ages 13-16 y. The NP breakfasts will be 11% protein (10 g protein), 63% CHO, and 26% fat, whereas the HP breakfasts will be 34% protein (30 g protein), 40% CHO, and 26% fat. The types of protein incorporated within the NP and HP meals will include a combination of beef (40%), dairy (20%), eggs (20%), and plant-based (20%) proteins. The NP and HP meals will include the same types of breakfasts but will vary in protein and CHO content. An 8-d breakfast rotation will occur throughout the study.

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Conditions studied

  • Breakfast
  • Appetitive Behavior
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In context

Lead sponsor

Purdue University is the lead sponsor of 168 studies on the registry; 23 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
15 Years to 21 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  1. Males and females
  2. All ethnicities
  3. Age: 15-21y
  4. BMI/BMI Percentile: 20-34.0 kg/m2
  5. Never smoked or used other tobacco products
  6. Willing to consume the study breakfasts
  7. Generally healthy (as assessed by Medical History Questionnaire)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Clinically diagnosed with an eating disorder
  2. Metabolic, hormonal, and/or neural conditions/diseases that influence metabolism or appetite
  3. Currently or previously on a weight loss or other special diet (in the past 6 months)
  4. Gained/lost ≥4.5kg over the past 6 months
  5. Taking medication that would directly influence appetite (weight-loss drugs or antidepressant, steroid, or thyroid medication, unless dosage has been stable for at least 6 months)
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
26 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • No intervention
    Breakfast Skipping (BS)

    The BS group will continue to skip breakfast.

  • Active comparator
    Normal Protein Breakfast (NP)

    The NP groups will be provided with the respective breakfast meals to consume, at home, between 6:00-8:00 am each day over the 4-mo intervention. The energy content of the breakfast meals will be standardized to 350 kcal. The NP breakfasts will be 11% protein (10 g protein), 63% CHO, and 26% fat

    Dietary Supplement: Breakfast

  • Active comparator
    High Protein Breakfast (HP)

    The HP group will be provided with the respective breakfast meals to consume, at home, between 6:00-8:00 am each day over the 4-mo intervention. The energy content of the breakfast meals will be standardized to 350 kcal. The HP breakfasts will be 34% protein (30 g protein), 40% CHO, and 26% fat.

    Dietary Supplement: Breakfast

Interventions

  • Dietary supplementBreakfast

    If randomized to a breakfast consuming group, participants will be given breakfasts to consume between 6:00-8:00 am.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Body Weight Change

    Body weight will be determined with a standard scale.

    Time frame: Baseline and 4 months

  2. Body Composition Change

    Whole body total, fat, and fat free mass will be determined with DXA (GE) within the Bone and Body Composition Core of the Clinical Research Center. The DXA uses a linear X-ray fan beam with switched-pulse dual-energy and a multi-element detector array. The whole body scan takes \<1.8 sec with radiation exposure of 0.01mGy. Waist circumference will be measured using a tape measure by one of the trained study staff members.

    Time frame: Baseline and 4 months

  3. Energy Intake Change

    To assess the participant's total energy content all subjects will complete 3 dietary recalls over a 7-day period. The 3 days of data will be averaged together. Trained staff will contact the participant on 3 separate days (over a 7-day period) and ask questions related to the quantity, type, brand, preparation, and timing of food consumed throughout the previous day. Average energy intake will be assessed using the multi-pass system and NDSR (Nutrition Data System for Research). Change in energy intake(assessed as total energy content in kcal) will be determined.

    Time frame: Baseline and 4 months

  4. 24-h Free-Living Glycemic Control Change

    Free-living, glucose measures will be performed for 6 consecutive days using the Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM; Medtronic; Minneapolis, MN) used in our pilot study (1). The participants will report to our facility during the afternoon (on Day 1) for CGM insertion. A small area on the participant's abdomen will be cleaned and the tiny glucose sensor will be inserted just under the skin and held in place with tegaderm tape. The CGM measures glucose every 10sec and records an average glucose value every 5min for up to 144h. Calibration is performed by 4 finger sticks/d with a glucose analyzer.

    Time frame: Baseline and 4 months

  5. Sleep Health Change

    Sleep health will be measured during 7 consecutive days through accelerometry/actigraphy (Actiwatch, Respironics; Philips, Pittsburgh PA). This device will be worn on the wrist, and the participants will continuously wear it over a 7-day period for measures of sleep quality.

    Time frame: Baseline and 4 months

  6. Daily Appetite Change

    Questionnaires assessing the appetitive sensations (i.e., hunger, fullness, desire to eat, prospective food consumption), food cravings (sweet, savory-fat, meat), breakfast palatability (i.e., appearance, aroma, flavor, texture, overall liking), and perceived energy (sleepiness, energy, alertness) will be completed every waking hour for 3 days over a 7-day period. The questionnaires contain VAS incorporating a horizontal line rating scale for each response. The questions are worded as "how strong is your feeling of" with anchors of "not all" to "extremely." The questionnaires will be completed on an iPod Touch using an in-house designed application (ScaleKit).

    Time frame: Baseline and 4 months

  7. Food Craving Inventory Change

    Participants will fill out a Food Craving Inventory (FCI) questionnaire at baseline and 4-month (post-intervention). The FCI is a reliable and valid self-report measure of general and specific food cravings including cravings for high fat foods, carbohydrates/starches, sweets, and fast food (2). The FCI defines a craving as an intense desire to consume a particular food (or food type) that is difficult to resist. Further, this questionnaire prompts the participant to report how often (never, rarely, sometimes, often, always/almost every hour) he/she experienced a craving for the food throughout the day today.

    Time frame: Baseline and 4 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Body Weight (2-months post-intervention termination) Change

    Body weight will be determined with a standard scale.

    Time frame: 5 months and 6 months

  2. Breakfast Intake (2-months post-intervention termination) Change

    To assess the participant's energy content at breakfast, all subjects will complete 3 dietary recalls over a 7-day period and an average will of the 3 recalls will occur. Trained staff will contact the participant on 3 separate days (over a 7-day period) and ask questions related to the quantity, type, brand, preparation, and timing of food consumed throughout the previous breakfast meal. Breakfast energy content will be assessed using the multi-pass system and NDSR (Nutrition Data System for Research).

    Time frame: Average of 3 days at 6 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Purdue University
    West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Bauer LB, Reynolds LJ, Douglas SM, Kearney ML, Hoertel HA, Shafer RS, Thyfault JP, Leidy HJ. A pilot study examining the effects of consuming a high-protein vs normal-protein breakfast on free-living glycemic control in overweight/obese 'breakfast skipping' adolescents. Int J Obes (Lond). 2015 Sep;39(9):1421-4. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2015.101. Epub 2015 Jun 1. PubMed 26028058 ↗
  • White MA, Whisenhunt BL, Williamson DA, Greenway FL, Netemeyer RG. Development and validation of the food-craving inventory. Obes Res. 2002 Feb;10(2):107-14. doi: 10.1038/oby.2002.17. PubMed 11836456 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 2, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03134014
Lead sponsor
Purdue University
Responsible party
Heather Leidy (Associate Professor, Purdue University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Apr 28, 2017
Start date
Dec 12, 2016
Primary completion
May 11, 2018
Completion
May 11, 2018
Last update
May 2, 2019

Study contacts

Heather Leidy, PhD
principal investigator · Associate Professor; Clinical Research Center (CTSI) Director

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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